Antoine Lavoisier

French chemist Antoine Lavoisier is considered the father of modern chemistry. He demonstrated that air is composed mainly of the chemical elements nitrogen and oxygen. He also gave the elements hydrogen and oxygen their names.

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Lavoisier, Antoine Laurent; Chemistry

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